Kei Nishikori vs Ivo Karlovic — US Open Round of 16

US Open · ATP · Round of 16
JPN6
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2016
hard
CRO21
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Nishikori K.
6-3 6-4 7-6
Karlovic I.
Nishikori K.
66773
Karlovic I.
34640

Kei Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-4 7-6 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kei Nishikori closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardKei Nishikori6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7)
2014-02-10MemphisFhardKei Nishikori6-4 7-6(0)
2013-02-25Delray BeachR32hardIvo Karlovic5-4 RET
2012-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: JPN vs CRORRhardIvo Karlovic6-4 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
39%
27%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
21.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
56
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Dominant
74
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
76

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 50%
Final
Wawrinka S.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-716-47-56-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-23-66-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishikori K.[6]
4-67-56-46-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-36-2
Monfils G.[10]
Pouille L.[24]
6-46-36-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
del Potro J.
7-654-66-36-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Murray A.[2]
1-66-44-66-17-5
R16
del Potro J.
Thiem D.[8]
6-33-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Sock J.[26]
6-36-36-776-2
Pouille L.[24]
Nadal R.[4]
6-12-66-43-67-66
Monfils G.[10]
Baghdatis M.
6-36-26-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Karlovic I.[21]
6-36-47-64
Murray A.[2]
Dimitrov G.[22]
6-16-26-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Edmund K.
6-26-16-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-46-16-756-3
R32
Marchenko I.
Kyrgios N.[14]
4-66-46-1
Sock J.[26]
Cilic M.[7]
6-46-36-3
Edmund K.
Isner J.[20]
6-43-66-27-65
Tsonga J.[9]
Anderson K.[23]
6-36-47-64
Pouille L.[24]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
3-67-52-67-56-1
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.
6-37-641-66-1
Thiem D.[8]
Carreno Busta P.
1-66-46-47-5
del Potro J.
Ferrer D.[11]
7-636-26-3
Karlovic I.[21]
Donaldson J.
6-47-636-3
Dimitrov G.[22]
Sousa J.
6-46-13-66-2
Murray A.[2]
Lorenzi P.
7-645-76-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Youzhny M.
4-2
Nadal R.[4]
Kuznetsov A.
6-16-46-2
Monfils G.[10]
Almagro N.
6-46-26-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Evans D.
4-66-36-767-686-2
Nishikori K.[6]
Mahut N.
4-66-16-26-2
R64
Cilic M.[7]
Stakhovsky S.
6-16-26-3
Youzhny M.
Pella G.
6-26-17-63
Isner J.[20]
Darcis S.
6-36-46-7106-3
Edmund K.
Escobedo E.
7-56-46-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Duckworth J.
6-43-66-36-4
Anderson K.[23]
Pospisil V.
7-636-46-4
Sock J.[26]
Zverev M.
6-16-16-2
Nadal R.[4]
Seppi A.
6-07-56-1
Pouille L.[24]
Chiudinelli M.
4-63-67-666-26-0
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Delbonis F.
5-76-26-36-2
Monfils G.[10]
Satral J.
7-56-46-3
Almagro N.
Cuevas P.[18]
7-656-47-69
Baghdatis M.
Paire B.[32]
6-26-43-66-4
Harrison R.
Raonic M.[5]
6-747-57-56-1
Carreno Busta P.
Tipsarevic J.
3-64-66-16-46-4
del Potro J.
Johnson S.[19]
7-656-36-2
Ferrer D.[11]
Fognini F.
6-04-65-76-16-4
Kyrgios N.[14]
Zeballos H.
7-56-46-4
Marchenko I.
Dzumhur D.
6-26-46-3
Evans D.
Zverev A.[27]
6-46-45-76-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Giannessi A.
6-17-647-5
Nishikori K.[6]
Khachanov K.
6-44-66-46-3
Mahut N.
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-2
Karlovic I.[21]
Young D.
6-47-646-4
Donaldson J.
Troicki V.
7-56-36-3
Sousa J.
Lopez F.[16]
6-26-41-67-5
Dimitrov G.[22]
Chardy J.
4-66-43-66-46-2
Lorenzi P.
Simon G.[30]
3-66-26-26-717-63
Murray A.[2]
Granollers M.
6-46-16-4
Thiem D.[8]
Berankis R.
6-46-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Vesely J.
W/O
Kuznetsov A.
Ramos A.[31]
7-56-47-65
R128
Ferrer D.[11]
Dolgopolov A.
6-5
Troicki V.
Albot R.
5-73-66-46-47-65
Duckworth J.
Haase R.
4-67-56-34-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Janowicz J.
6-35-76-26-1
Pella G.
Fratangelo B.
6-36-46-4
Youzhny M.
Klizan M.[28]
6-26-16-1
Isner J.[20]
Tiafoe F.
3-64-67-656-27-63
Darcis S.
Thompson J.
5-73-67-656-47-5
Tsonga J.[9]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-46-4
Zverev M.
Herbert P.
6-47-664-66-0
Stakhovsky S.
Elias G.
6-13-62-66-37-64
Cilic M.[7]
Dutra Silva R.
6-47-56-1
Seppi A.
Robert S.
6-23-66-46-3
Kuznetsov A.
Bellucci T.
6-43-66-17-66
Ramos A.[31]
Benneteau J.
3-66-36-32-66-1
Pouille L.[24]
Kukushkin M.
3-66-26-46-2
Chiudinelli M.
Clezar G.
2-67-666-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-16-757-63
Monfils G.[10]
Muller G.
6-46-27-65
Johnson S.[19]
Donskoy E.
4-61-67-626-36-3
Fognini F.
Gabashvili T.
6-793-67-657-56-4
Kyrgios N.[14]
Bedene A.
6-46-46-4
Zeballos H.
Mayer F.
6-36-47-67
Marchenko I.
Dodig I.
6-36-46-747-5
Evans D.
Ram R.
6-24-67-56-1
Giannessi A.
Kudla D.
0-66-46-11-66-0
Wawrinka S.[3]
Verdasco F.
7-646-46-4
Nishikori K.[6]
Becker B.
6-16-13-66-3
Khachanov K.
Fabbiano T.
6-36-34-66-3
Karlovic I.[21]
Lu Y.
4-67-646-747-657-5
Donaldson J.
Goffin D.[12]
4-67-56-46-0
Sousa J.
Estrella V.
6-06-16-1
Simon G.[30]
Stepanek R.
6-36-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Berlocq C.
6-46-26-1
Granollers M.
Monaco J.
7-657-626-4
Murray A.[2]
Rosol L.
6-36-26-2
Escobedo E.
Lacko L.
6-44-64-66-3
Satral J.
Mcdonald M.
4-63-66-36-26-2
Cuevas P.[18]
Sela D.
6-36-20-65-76-3
Baghdatis M.
Bagnis F.
6-46-21-1
Paire B.[32]
Lajovic D.
6-22-63-67-56-1
Harrison R.
Mannarino A.
6-47-656-3
Raonic M.[5]
Brown D.
7-56-36-4
Thiem D.[8]
Millman J.
6-32-65-76-46-3
Berankis R.
Jaziri M.
3-67-636-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Querrey S.[29]
7-646-706-36-3
Mahut N.
Kohlschreiber P.[25]
6-37-51-0
Lopez F.[16]
Coric B.
3-4
Chardy J.
Mmoh M.
6-46-46-1
Sock J.[26]
Fritz T.
7-637-53-61-66-4
Nadal R.[4]
Istomin D.
6-16-46-2
Dzumhur D.
Tomic B.[17]
6-46-34-67-60
Pospisil V.
Kovalik J.
6-16-36-3
Anderson K.[23]
Nishioka Y.
6-37-56-4
Carreno Busta P.
Ivashka I.
6-07-56-2
Zverev A.[27]
Brands D.
3-66-16-47-64
Almagro N.
Fucsovics M.
6-16-47-67
Mathieu P.
Harrison C.
6-06-26-1
Delbonis F.
Baker B.
3-66-766-46-26-2
Vesely J.
Myneni S.
7-654-62-66-27-5
Dimitrov G.[22]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-47-67
Young D.
Struff J.
6-37-54-67-5
del Potro J.
Schwartzman D.
6-46-47-63
Edmund K.
Gasquet R.[13]
6-26-26-3